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Nilin Pavate EES 3.5
EES 3.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is. |
| Humidity | The amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air. |
| Circulation | The large-scale movement of air or water that distributes heat around Earth. |
| Global winds | Major wind systems that blow in consistent directions over long distances. |
| Jet stream | A fast-moving ribbon of air high in the atmosphere that influences weather patterns. |
| Atmosphere | The layer of gases surrounding Earth. |
| Ocean | A large body of salt water covering most of Earth’s surface. |
| Air mass | A large body of air with similar temperature and humidity throughout. |
| Cold front | The boundary where a cold air mass pushes under and replaces a warm air mass. |
| Warm front | The boundary where a warm air mass slides over a cold air mass. |
| Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds (rain, snow, sleet, hail). |
| Temperature gradient | The rate at which temperature changes over a certain distance. |
| Hurricane | A powerful tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean water. |
| Thunderstorm | A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail or strong winds. |
| Convection | Heat transfer by the movement of liquids or gases (warm rises, cool sinks). |
| Conduction | Heat transfer through direct contact. |
| Radiation | Heat transfer through energy waves (like heat from the Sun). |
| Pacific Ocean | The largest ocean on Earth, located between Asia/Australia and the Americas. |
| Trade winds (Easterlies) | Steady winds that blow from east to west near the equator. |
| Westerlies | Winds that blow from west to east in the middle latitudes. |
| Global impacts | Effects that influence the entire planet. |
| El Niño | A climate pattern where unusually warm ocean water appears in the central and eastern Pacific, affecting global weather. |
| La Niña | A climate pattern where ocean waters in the central and eastern Pacific are cooler than normal. |
| Warm ocean current | A stream of warm ocean water that moves heat from the equator toward the poles. |
| Gulf Stream | A warm Atlantic Ocean current that carries heat from the Gulf of Mexico toward Europe. |
| Coastal regions | Areas of land located near the ocean. |
| Oceanic conveyor belt | The global system of deep and surface ocean currents that circulate water around the planet. |
| Coriolis effect | The apparent bending of moving objects (like wind and currents) caused by Earth’s rotation. |
| Heat | Energy transferred from a warmer object to a cooler one. |
| Wind belts | Large bands of global winds (trade winds, westerlies, polar easterlies). |
| Equator | The imaginary line around Earth at 0° latitude, halfway between the poles. |
| Poles | The northernmost and southernmost points on Earth (North Pole and South Pole). |
| Ocean gyres | Large circular systems of ocean currents. |
| Thermohaline circulation | Deep ocean circulation driven by differences in temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline). |
| Surface temperatures | Temperatures measured at Earth’s surface (land or ocean). |
| Deep currents | Cold, dense ocean currents that flow far below the surface. |
| Regional climate | Cold, dense ocean currents that flow far below the surface. |
| Regional climate | The typical weather conditions of a specific area over a long period. |
| Climate zones | Large areas of Earth classified by typical temperature and precipitation patterns |
| Maritime Tropical (mT) | Warm and humid; forms over tropical oceans. |
| Maritime Polar (mP) | Cool and moist; forms over cold oceans. |
| Continental Tropical (cT) | Hot and dry; forms over land in low latitudes. |
| Continental Polar (cP) | Cold and dry; forms over land in high latitudes. |
| Continental Arctic (cA) | Extremely cold and dry; forms over Arctic regions. |
| Seasons | Periods of the year (spring, summer, fall, winter) caused by Earth’s tilt and orbit around the Sun. |
| Sea breeze | A daytime wind that blows from the ocean toward land. |
| Coastal fog | Thick fog that forms near coastlines when moist air cools. |
| Hurricanes | Large tropical cyclones with strong winds and heavy rain. |
| Local climate | The typical weather conditions in a small, specific area. |
| Moisture content | The amount of water vapor in the air. |
| Land-sea breezes | Local wind systems caused by temperature differences between land and water (sea breeze by day, land breeze by night). |
| Hadley Cells | Large circulation cells where warm air rises near the equator and sinks around 30° latitude. |
| Upwelling | The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface. |
| Downwelling | The sinking of surface water to deeper parts of the ocean. |
| Earth’s rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night. |
| Atmosphere | The layer of gases surrounding Earth that supports life and protects the planet. |
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